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Designer <a href="http://www.saranyen.com/2010/" target="_blank">Saran Yen</a>’s new series of furniture takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the battle of the classes. Using <a href="http://inhabitat.com/bubble-chandelier/" target="_blank">recycled plastic</a> baskets and cast off <a href="http://inhabitat.com/cubicle-like-chair-made-of-recycled-pet-bottle-felt/" target="_blank">chair</a> legs, the installation “Cheap Ass Elites” combines the mass-produced with the glitzy. The series at first glance, painted with bright metallics, looks luxe, upon closer inspection we see the rather inexpensive reclaimed plastic materials used....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/cheap-ass-elite-uses-recycled-plastic-baskets-to-make-louis-armchairs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Saran Chen's "Cheap Ass Elites"

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Designer <a href="http://www.saranyen.com/2010/" target="_blank">Saran Yen</a>’s new series of furniture takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the battle of the classes. Using <a href="http://inhabitat.com/bubble-chandelier/" target="_blank">recycled plastic</a> baskets and cast off <a href="http://inhabitat.com/cubicle-like-chair-made-of-recycled-pet-bottle-felt/" target="_blank">chair</a> legs, the installation “Cheap Ass Elites” combines the mass-produced with the glitzy. The series at first glance, painted with bright metallics, looks luxe, upon closer inspection we see the rather inexpensive reclaimed plastic materials used....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/cheap-ass-elite-uses-recycled-plastic-baskets-to-make-louis-armchairs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Saran Chen's "Cheap Ass Elites" plastic

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Designer <a href="http://www.saranyen.com/2010/" target="_blank">Saran Yen</a>’s new series of furniture takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the battle of the classes. Using <a href="http://inhabitat.com/bubble-chandelier/" target="_blank">recycled plastic</a> baskets and cast off <a href="http://inhabitat.com/cubicle-like-chair-made-of-recycled-pet-bottle-felt/" target="_blank">chair</a> legs, the installation “Cheap Ass Elites” combines the mass-produced with the glitzy. The series at first glance, painted with bright metallics, looks luxe, upon closer inspection we see the rather inexpensive reclaimed plastic materials used....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/cheap-ass-elite-uses-recycled-plastic-baskets-to-make-louis-armchairs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Saran Chen's "Cheap Ass Elites"

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Designer <a href="http://www.saranyen.com/2010/" target="_blank">Saran Yen</a>’s new series of furniture takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the battle of the classes. Using <a href="http://inhabitat.com/bubble-chandelier/" target="_blank">recycled plastic</a> baskets and cast off <a href="http://inhabitat.com/cubicle-like-chair-made-of-recycled-pet-bottle-felt/" target="_blank">chair</a> legs, the installation “Cheap Ass Elites” combines the mass-produced with the glitzy. The series at first glance, painted with bright metallics, looks luxe, upon closer inspection we see the rather inexpensive reclaimed plastic materials used....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/cheap-ass-elite-uses-recycled-plastic-baskets-to-make-louis-armchairs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Saran Chen's "Cheap Ass Elites"

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Designer <a href="http://www.saranyen.com/2010/" target="_blank">Saran Yen</a>’s new series of furniture takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the battle of the classes. Using <a href="http://inhabitat.com/bubble-chandelier/" target="_blank">recycled plastic</a> baskets and cast off <a href="http://inhabitat.com/cubicle-like-chair-made-of-recycled-pet-bottle-felt/" target="_blank">chair</a> legs, the installation “Cheap Ass Elites” combines the mass-produced with the glitzy. The series at first glance, painted with bright metallics, looks luxe, upon closer inspection we see the rather inexpensive reclaimed plastic materials used....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/cheap-ass-elite-uses-recycled-plastic-baskets-to-make-louis-armchairs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Saran Chen's "Cheap Ass Elites" laundry

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Designer <a href="http://www.saranyen.com/2010/" target="_blank">Saran Yen</a>’s new series of furniture takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the battle of the classes. Using <a href="http://inhabitat.com/bubble-chandelier/" target="_blank">recycled plastic</a> baskets and cast off <a href="http://inhabitat.com/cubicle-like-chair-made-of-recycled-pet-bottle-felt/" target="_blank">chair</a> legs, the installation “Cheap Ass Elites” combines the mass-produced with the glitzy. The series at first glance, painted with bright metallics, looks luxe, upon closer inspection we see the rather inexpensive reclaimed plastic materials used....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/cheap-ass-elite-uses-recycled-plastic-baskets-to-make-louis-armchairs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Saran Chen's "Cheap Ass Elites" shopping basket

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Designer <a href="http://www.saranyen.com/2010/" target="_blank">Saran Yen</a>’s new series of furniture takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the battle of the classes. Using <a href="http://inhabitat.com/bubble-chandelier/" target="_blank">recycled plastic</a> baskets and cast off <a href="http://inhabitat.com/cubicle-like-chair-made-of-recycled-pet-bottle-felt/" target="_blank">chair</a> legs, the installation “Cheap Ass Elites” combines the mass-produced with the glitzy. The series at first glance, painted with bright metallics, looks luxe, upon closer inspection we see the rather inexpensive reclaimed plastic materials used....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/cheap-ass-elite-uses-recycled-plastic-baskets-to-make-louis-armchairs/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Saran Chen's "Cheap Ass Elites"

Designer Saran Yen’s new series of furniture takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the battle of the classes. Using recycled plastic baskets and cast off chair legs, the installation “Cheap Ass Elites” combines the mass-produced with the glitzy. The series at first glance, painted with bright metallics, looks luxe, upon closer inspection we see the rather inexpensive reclaimed plastic materials used....